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Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security ...

Jan 25, 2025

Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night to collect her f...

Jan 25, 2025

Hamas hands over 4 Israeli hostages to the Red Cross as part of ceasefire deal

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas militants have handed over four female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross after parading them in front of a crowd in Gaza City. Television footage showed the hand...

Jan 25, 2025

Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. They had signaled Friday night they planne...

Jan 25, 2025

North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Friday. That appeal h...

Jan 24, 2025

Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives "completely d...

Jan 24, 2025

Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The j...

Jan 24, 2025

Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The j...

Jan 24, 2025

Riviera tournament moving to Torrey Pines in San Diego because of LA wildfires

The PGA Tour is relocating the Genesis Invitational out of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, announcing Friday it will be held Feb. 13-16 on the South course at Torrey Pines in San Diego with an emphasis ...

Jan 24, 2025

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling t...

Jan 24, 2025